Alireza Sanifar (; born March 21, 1972) is an Iranian actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for his performances in Blue Whale (2019), Ballad of a White Cow (2020), Cause of Death: Unknown (2023), and The Savage (2025).
Early life Alireza Sanifar was born on March 21, 1972, in Tehran, Iran.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes1985Death of the WolvesJahangir Jahangiri2016Bridge of SleepTaxi agentOktay BaraheniWhen Did You See Sahar Last Time?YahyaFarzad Motamen2016PatientSaberSiavash ShahabiShort film2017Conditional ReleaseComplaining workerHossein Shahabi2018DressageSaeedPooya BadkoobehHornPoliceGhasideh GolmakaniShort film2019Blood of GodMorteza Ali Abbas MirzaeeTattooDoctorFarhad DelaramShort filmThe AshesAryan GolsooratShort filmDriving LessonsMarzieh RiahiShort filmThey Will ComeYaserAlireza EsfandiarnezhadShort filmDissectSiavash ShahabiShort filmLabyrinthAmir Hossein TorabiVioletHusbandGhasideh GolmakaniShort film2020FathersSalem SalavatiThe Rain Falls Where It WillMajid BarzegarBallad of a White CowRezaMaryam Moghaddam, Behtash SanaeehaLatyanManiAli Teymouri2021BarterSaeedZiba KaramaliShort filmLast Lullaby in TehranBehzadMohammad VahdaniShort film2022PasserbyHamidMohammad Ali EntezarianShort filmTealArman KhansarianShort film2023PolaroideSara Sa'adatmandShort filmCause of Death: UnknownNaserAli ZarnegarThere Is No Friend's HouseSedaghatAbbas TaheriShort film2024When You Were Not HereKaveh Sajjadi HosseiniAlone TogetherOmid MirzaeeShort film2025Rainbow's TaleSaleh AlavizadehShort filmThe Third Dream The DoctorMohammad Hossein NikzadShort film
Web YearTitleRoleDirectorPlatformNotes2019Blue WhaleDr. ZamaniFereydoun JeyraniFilimoSupporting role2021ThemSaeedMehdi AghajaniFilmnetMain role; miniseries, 1 episode2021–2022The ProfessionalKamranMostafa TaghizadehNamavaMain role2022Lily's TurnRouhollah HejaziNamavaSupporting role2023–2024AccompliceHamidMaziar MiriNamavaMain role; miniseries 2025The SavageMovahediHouman SeyyediFilmnetMain role2026Polka DotFaramarzEbrahim IrajzadSheydaMain role
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Hafez Awards2025Best Actor – Motion PictureCause of Death: UnknownIran's Film Critics and Writers Association2025Best Actor in a Supporting RoleCause of Death: Unknown
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